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(URGENT) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases at 73,589, serious cases hit 2-month high: KDCA

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(LEAD) N. Korea's new suspected COVID-19 cases remain at zero: state media

(ATTN: UPDATES with details; CHANGES headline; ADDS photo)SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korea had no additional suspected COVID-19 cases for the second consecutive day, according to its state media Sunday, as the country is redoubling efforts to
Sunday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Jul. 31 (Yonhap) -- The following is the weatherforecast for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Sunday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul30/26Rain70Incheon29/26Rain70Suwon30/26Rain70Cheongju29/26Rain60Daeje
N. Korea reports no new suspected COVID-19 cases

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SEOUL, July 31 (Yonhap) -- North Korea had no additional suspected COVID-19 cases for the second consecutive day, according to its state media Sunday."No new fever cases were reported" over a 24-hour period until 6 p.m. the previous day,
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(LEAD) Typhoon Songda brings heavy rains to Jeju Island

(ATTN: CHANGES slug to highlight impact of typhoon; UPDATES with more details throughout)SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- Heavy rains pounded the southern resort island of Jeju on Saturday as this year's fifth typhoon, Songda, passed by the waters sout
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(2nd LD) New COVID-19 cases below 90,000 for 3rd day

(ATTN: ADDS latest tally in para 8)SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases stayed below 90,000 for the third straight day Saturday but were steeply up from a week ago, amid a spike in omicron subvariant infections.The country
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Heat wave grips Seoul, other areas of nation except for southern regions

SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- A scorching heat wave gripped Seoul and many parts of the country Saturday, except for the southern island of Jeju and other southern regions under the influence of this year's fifth typhoon, Songda, the weather agency
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Military reports 2,042 more COVID-19 cases

SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's military reported 2,042 additional COVID-19 cases Saturday, raising the total caseload among its service members to 210,076, the defense ministry said.The new cases included 1,492 from the Army, 237 from t
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(LEAD) New COVID-19 cases below 90,000 for 3rd day

(ATTN: ADDS more details in last 8 paras, photos)SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases stayed below 90,000 for the third straight day Saturday but were steeply up from a week ago, amid a spike in omicron subvariant infection
New COVID-19 cases below 90,000 for 3rd day

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SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases stayed below 90,000 for the third straight day Saturday but were steeply up from a week ago, amid a spike in omicron subvariant infections.The country added 82,002 new COVID-19 infection
(URGENT) S. Korea reports 35 new COVID-19 deaths, total at 25,027: KDCA

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(URGENT) S. Korea reports 82,002 new daily COVID-19 cases: KDCA

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Saturday's weather forecast

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SEOUL, Jul. 30 (Yonhap) -- The following is the for South Korea's 12 major cities at 9:00 a.m. Saturday.Temperature (C)ConditionPossibilityHigh/Lowof Rain (%)Seoul35/27Sunny60Incheon34/27Sunny60Suwon35/26Cloudy30Cheongju34/26Sunny60Daejeon33/25S
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(LEAD) U.S., S. Korea agree to expand military exercise, resume extended deterrence dialogue

(ATTN: UPDATES with more details, additional information, remarks from Defense Minister Lee in paras 6-8, 17-21; ADDS more photo)By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, July 29 (Yonhap) -- The top defense officials of South Korea and the United States agreed Frid
N. Korea reports no new suspected COVID-19 cases

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SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- North Korea had no additional suspected COVID-19 cases, according to its state media Saturday."No new fever cases were reported" over a 24-hour period until 6 p.m. the previous day, the official Korean Central N
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U.S., S. Korea agree to expand military exercise, resume extended deterrence dialogue

By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, July 29 (Yonhap) -- The top defense officials of South Korea and the United States agreed Friday to expand the countries' upcoming joint military exercise and to restart their strategic dialogue on extended deterrence a
Military readiness 'critical' to defense of S. Korea: NSC spokesman

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By Byun Duk-kunWASHINGTON, July 29 (Yonhap) -- Maintaining the readiness of U.S. and South Korean forces through appropriate military drills is important to ensuring the security of South Korea, a National Security Council (NSC) spokesperson said Fri
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(2nd LD) S. Korea's new COVID-19 cases below 90,000 for 2nd day

(ATTN: UPDATES with latest tally in para 7)SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's new COVID-19 cases stayed below 90,000 for the second consecutive day Friday but were sharply up from a week ago, in an upward trend in the curve amid a resurgenc
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Top diplomats of S. Korea, Ukraine discuss cooperation on post-war reconstruction

SEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- The top diplomats of South Korea and Ukraine on Friday discussed ways to cooperate in reconstructing the war-torn Eastern European nation, Seoul's foreign ministry said.In a phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart, Dm
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(LEAD) S. Korea conducted regular Dokdo defense drills: sources

(ATTN: UPDATES with more info in 3rd para; RECASTS headline, lead, 5th para)By Song Sang-hoSEOUL, July 29 (Yonhap) -- South Korea on Friday conducted regular military drills to bolster the defense of its easternmost islets of Dokdo, informed sources